The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-02
A REPUBLICAN UANARD.
A NEGRO ISLANDERS THE PEOPLE
OF MONROE COUNTY, MISS.
He Utters His Prevarications In North
ern Communicative Untruths and
His Character Exposed by RESPONSE
BILE Citizens of Aberdeen.


GRADY's NEW soUTH--THE PICTURE PAINTED
by coLoRED GRADUATE OF COLBY UNI
vERsiTY.
NEW YORK, Oct 1.-THE Tribune today prints
the following Adam $, Green N young C0iorcd
man who was graduated from Colby university,
WHtcryille Me Hedelverod lecture ut the African
Methodist Episcopal Zion church, at No. 2iS sulli.
van street the other night The title Of mis- lecture
was A True Picture III Gmdy's New South A
reporter called on Mr. Green aitcrwnrd, and after
hall hours conversation was convinced that all the
ideas and acts of the New South are not exactly
what they are cracked up TO bc.
"Mr. Green said IN substance. u left New York
ON September - 10 go Ia my homo In Aberdeen,
Miss, hoping to secure position there In one Of
The cOlOrcd schools. This II the reply / received
when smoke 10 T.. =. Thompson the county "A.
perintcndcnl Of education Mt my old home in Abcr.
deem We hear that you come here 10 teach the
blacks 10 hold up their heads and be men; that YOU
have snid YOU had never felt yourself Ia be Tree
nAn until YOU had crossed the Mason and Dlxons
line. You Mere In Maine. Why did you not stay
there The blnCks arr doing well enough, and eau
get along without you have n dozen or monc
black teachers better than YOU are, with all your
1ne culture and nice, choice speech. llumph
How nice and proper YOU speak, We don't want
any Of your Maine customs aud ideas down here
We had too much trouble and bloodshed in 1885 TO
get rid 81 Ignorant ncgrO@ and northern carpet
bagoTs that were presslng upon us, and we will
wade In blood waist deep before wo again submit
10 such pressure We don't want you here, and
you will not De allowed "a teach school 10 Monroe
county ~, brt: Thing Tor you To do Is to 70 away
Just a. quickly rs possible"
81 was aficrward ordered 10 leave town in the
most emphatic manner, but at hrst paid no aiten
hou 10 the notice In the evening Of the day took
my departure Vigilance committee visited the
home of my sister, where ! was staying. bent on
lynchng mc, am now positive, Thrce ycan ago
teachers In Aberdeen were forced 10 sign this oath:
81 do hereby solcmnly swear 10 support perpctunts
and defend 10 tina bost Of my ability, the Interests
and permmeney Of the Democratic party, live by
it, swear by a. and die by iL" Mr.. Sims the
present teacher u the school, signed such docara
Hon.
efy Of The American Baptist Home mission 20
sicy, wns seen by the reporter later lie said that
b. knew Gren 10 H. Young man 81 good princi.
pies and education, and that his story was not ex
sggcatcd"
Upon reading the foregoing the Arrr,L
promptly addressed Mr.. T.. T. Thompson, Of
Aberdeen, Miss, % whom reference Is made
In the article, aud requested his side of the
story. II seems that Mr.. Thompson had
also been intcrrogntcd by Mr. William Deer.
ing, the mayor Of Portland Me. aud had
PREPARED q reply. This lac sends to the Ar
RAJ rs n response to It's request Following
Is the letter, the signcr being responsible
citizens Of Aberdeen:
AHERDEES, Miss, Oct p, 1851
william Decriug Eqp Mayor Of Portland, Fort
Dear sir-Thc po.,mlstrcss Of this place IN,
u 4
tnclusng cpTdnfp from northern Journals and one
particularly, headed "Oudys New suuth-tho
ieinn ia!nlsl bya Col"nd Graduate Of Colby
university, nnfporting a. hc nm account ~ al Ia.
ecrYiew Of New YORK Tribune reporter with one
Adam Green. colorcd
~ Il seems that Adams wocs arr being largely
published throughout the north aud A. late de,cl
oprncnts show plainly that his "Trip 10 this county
Mas ior The puTuso OF geitng upncw material with
which 10 nm ne northern heart" aud retrieve. n |
! possible. the wanirg Fortunes II the Republican 1
parry W. ptoisrr Y sif@ under oath, full state
fnent OF even thing Mat occurred 10 Adam during
J n late spInufn IN Aberdeen
Adam Giccn, alias Adam Cmwioni, when eman. |
ripated In lsi,i, was the property Of Milton CmW.
ord, an old ana esteemed citizcn. now decreased.
Ahcn child his Adam ~ foot was by an ace llcnt
'adly burned, nsulting Ia his being permanently /
crippled. Aud In consequence, As Il
'iien the casc under such circumstances. he was
much indulgcd aud pcitcd by his master aud his
masters children. Alter the war he acquired some
.duca,lon, aud finally was taken by some bcneyo.
uis Sna scsd sa me- northern ss s W. ~
About the ~ ~ september of this ycar he rcurncd
y ihis place having A. he said. graduated nom
The Collegr In Mntnc His step father and mother
rrxidc hen, and have donc ~ most OF their llvos
The founcr i a worthy. quiet, unobirusl,o shoe
maker, heretofore universally ruspc'ici. llls
Y other 4 a good woman, has high reputation A.
nuns In srkncs. and IA In grcat demand Ia eases
u rcNtle or pfuimcicd illnc. In white hmlllcs
adAin.s conduct on his return here was simply
dude, wory nashy clothes, high slk hat. etc.
49, ~ gSss snons ,he white piIls in
n.,he' slsNH lhathe Nninci ~ college aud slept |
with white student. aud excited the envy oi tRe
ncgro daudlCs BY Tie evident impression lie Was |
making ON tho col0nrd damscis. an this Vas
s snn mughcl ~ bi ihc white people, Ne WAS his
tondnes OF quoting old latin proverbs evidently
uien ifum the lack oi some old Dictionary.
Later, however, be sppcalcd 10 some 81 his old |
s ,i, iticnas who hal known him trum child |
" Al him IN golVng the appointment " principal |
Of the colorcd school oi this town-the apfnlnt
msnt having tote made by three trustees them.
selves worthy ooorcd men. ny our school law, he.
OF oourse, had ~ h. examined b. lilo county sn.
pefiuispdCui Of eduUuton Nt ~ Thomtson
lis tmallsuug ot cducnuon proved IN BE- ~ sipef.
ffsi Eadt certificate. but rrri,c,i one Tor sr"ond
chs tnohcr The examination patef l. now In
me poo.css.an ct W Thompson, and IL at the scr,
Zoe ~ Dr. n l.. Muruhuusc Who II sectns ASSUMED
the IMPORTER THAT he knew Urrcn "a BE- ynung
man OF good principle. and education" IL i p~'
shls that Or Muruhousc' Il about a. rnod
Of the fact ~ whether "GrVn's stnry vas moi 81
seKeniod a rather broad statement fir one Who
hneN ngihiiW ~ What he was talking nhuuu The
,,n.essa ua-igr oi the rolorni school pnpcry ~
iusri " di.'hargc an old. and tried. aud cornpe
ehi waehst " make usnm Tor Adam though he
hsa pfncutvd Chciurr his cxamlnationl . numrf.
,,,.i ssn'n lfu'ion ifum the white people 10 the
some tine slar-si and Adams dudishns-. and
.,,t gu9'auoln and silt plug hat wcr.simply the
talgcd Of rocd uaturv,i Jokes and ciaMuR wh,n
.ne morning sory ~ The Fairfield tMc Journal
W l1Ieatlcl in prominent lawyer u this placc,
aasi,lniit ah aillgie on The SOUTH nllei irun b.
N.
Innlcfotsy iAltc that they would h. laughed At As
onutEyuus lnku anywhere except among a crftain
:. - ol noi'lgin Republican. such, for instancc,
=, fio1 hcing tortured ~ thctu being saiiows
on uhe main fuads every eleven miles a. hang
p.Fruc on etc fuf this. however We carrd lint
ss. hnl 20 That auicc thcrc Wa the following
shwhr' winch bought Adams to grief "Iho
n,hhetn white women arr the --LATEST aud mostly
~ a,mrn ln cNisicncr, ~ that hircd gih
aTp s. ma , l,s 70 Dc even % dr,ng their chill
- SION a. lis Wa made known q committee of
,lllf,hs went iu Adams house aud notified him Ia
sam nv A., ,'sI h"ui,i on lhc rgnaliy 81 being
~ ne i dcliuur 81 iurihcf notnficty and viii n,
.eih hcie The northcm heart will have another
1llntwhiV " Ire 40, o. be- will most nssupsily ip
.f WI anyone cl.c, black or white Who
i.ssn presume " publicly Insult our souihtm
Adams Whit here was tranuarrntly An An.
inhH.i Of ODE Republican rauy ln the norib M
snoutn NJ Wa mlhUi siiiy rusiun, De had srnss
80. y, su.N, u.i eiut ihr publication ui the
not o. allowed "a rrmaIu HUfr ''''
,. nvN. a. y W, statement oi No. Gpcn IN HE In.
49,. ~ NUN lhe Tribune reporter While II Il
ltnc W Thompson good humof0diy ehan.sl him
ngni ~. huy air and dudlsh nanurnl M
s ..nuis and ryuoml fancy nlrref'
nau /, utterly hlse that he used the lnuruhrc
ihlut,l w I'm by Adam, ~ anything ltUlt IL
utterly ial'u that the teachers 10 Algri,cn wcrs
,els.a lo tsh az oath ~ support The Democratic
lai'i q sny other oath whiir,cf" THOUGH lie
IN Mississippi urp supported alone ty tbe wbiie
people let The ioachcru 1T the cninfrd tgnpir nrs
smplolcd W colufcd tu1trJe Aud Nc ieiIf,e
.iophEh We nave never lnquirgll that majority NJ
Republicans ~ wv
Adam vns simply compelled 70 leave the place
1870 ne ~ most Wautun manner, publlcly la.
suited me mdu 81 our community.
lhe Hlailuna botwccn the farts IN Nssissiprt
haNe newt tfen hettcf 90 more kindly than nnv
nm Nhie and black, after long experience III
edttriy, are looking In the near hiurr IN In
.IoaseI pfmiffiil, aud We Aw all work. buslly
W mat end too busily % give much time ~ tho
--sl1' Stale Wofnoui prDcee 81 Outrage mauuiactuf
tnk ~ the northern press.
We VIII Dc glad II The Democratic Journals Of the
north will publish this letter Ne Know III rutife.